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You knew this was coming the moment top recruit Marvin Bagley picked Duke, right? The Blue Devils have vaulted ahead of Kentucky, Michigan State, Kansas and ex-No. 1 Arizona. But actually, the decision to make Duke No. 1 was harder than you might think.

Marvin Bagley's decision to play for Duke -- and play this season -- shifts the college landscape. Arizona is good. Kansas is good. Michigan State is good. But Bagley's choice has everyone looking up at Duke -- again.

Tre Jones is hoping to carry Duke to the same heights his brother Tyus did during his time in Durham. Jones committed to the Blue Devils on Sunday, giving coach Mike Krzyzewski the country's No. 4 point guard in the 2018 class.

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"(Associate head coach) Jeff Capel and I had talked about it a while ago, at which time I offered and said I was totally fine with it at some point if they needed to use one of the retired jerseys," Ferry told The Herald-Sun. "I'm very proud my jersey will still be hanging in Cameron, but I'm most attached to what is best for Duke and the basketball program."

"I would like to thank Danny Ferry and Coach K for allowing me to wear [Ferry's] retired No. 35 at Duke University," Bagley said on the set of SportsCenter on Tuesday.

Ferry won the Naismith Award in 1989 and played for the Blue Devils from 1985 through '89. Duke has retired 13 jerseys.

"Speaking pragmatically, with so many retired jerseys and the great tradition that hopefully continues, this was going to be an issue going forward for the school at some level," Ferry told The Herald-Sun. "For it being a high-quality player and a high-character kid, it certainly makes decisions like this easy."